New Features to Help You Get (Even More) Excited About Slack’s Redesign
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November 10, 2023
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June 20, 2023
Slack Basics
Use Stanford Slack as your go-to instant messaging tool to communicate with university faculty, students, and staff.
First-time Slack User
Logging into Slack for the first time? Follow these instructions to set up your Slack account.
Quick and Easy Virtual Collaboration Tips
Check out this video with six quick and easy ways you can use Slack to enhance your virtual collaboration.
Slack Redesign (December 2023)
Review the guide to understand how to navigate the Slack interface that rolled out Dec. 19, 2023.
Stanford Workspaces
Explore all the available workspaces across the Stanford Slack Grid.
Slack Best Practices for Working Remotely
Leverage these best practices to stay productive.
Engaging Distributed Colleagues in Slack
Use Slack to keep teams together when they're physically apart.
More Slack Blog Posts
Learn about Slack first-hand from the teams and individuals using the platform.
Slack Ask Me Anything Channel
Join the #slack-ama channel to get tips, tricks, and other Slack hacks from hundreds of your Stanford colleagues who are already using Slack.
Pro Slack Hacks
From setting reminders to favoriting posts, these five Slack hacks will make your work life simpler and more productive.
Slack Self-Help Guides
Explore these resources from the Slack Help Center to maximize your use of Slack.
Tutorials & Videos
Learn the basics of the app with visual walkthroughs, tips, and videos.
Build Your Profile & Preferences
Learn more about managing your profile and adjusting features including notifications.
Create aand Manage Channels
Everything you need to know about creating and managing channels in Slack.
Add Tools & Automate Tasks
You can add these tools and apps to Slack to support your experience and engagement.
Manage a Workspace
Managing a workspace? Uncover everything you need to set up and support your team.
Things to Know
Whether you're a beginner or an expert, these tips, tricks, and insights can help you excel at Slack. If you need help or have questions, please submit a help ticket.
Start a huddle
Work side-by-side with your team or have a quick discussion right in Slack.
Slack Actions
Explore a breakdown of some of the actions you can take in Slack and learn what happens after each is taken.
Sync Slack to Outlook Calendar
The Outlook Calendar app in Slack helps you keep up with daily meetings, eliminating the need to open your calendar application from meeting to meeting.
Sync Slack to Google Drive
With the Google Drive app, you can receive Google Drive notifications, import files, and much more — all through Slack.
App Directory
Coordinate teams, work, and conversations with these app integrations.
Use a Canvas
When information won't fit into a simple message, create and share a canvas.
Create a New Stanford Slack Workspace
You can submit a request for a new workspace. If you're an instructor or TA, you can create a private workspace for your course directly from Canvas.
Recommended Stanford Workspaces and Channels to Join
The Stanford Slack Grid is home to many workspaces and channels. With Stanford Slack, it's easy to discover and join other workspaces that are central to your work, although some workspaces require approval to join. Below are a few suggested Stanford workspaces and channels you might want to check out. Keep in mind, you may be unable to view a channel if you are not a member of the workspace that the channel belongs to.
Get Help
- For assistance, please submit a Help ticket.
- Visit the Slack Help Center for information about using and administering Slack.
